The Free Library of Philadelphia is experiencing a renaissance this year, with visitor numbers rising sharply. Why it matters ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Officials with the Free Library of Philadelphia say the institution has no plans to call off its popular Author Events speaker series, despite emails and social media posts ...

It's been a painful week for literature and the arts in Philadelphia. A few days after the University of the Arts board of trustees announced on May 31 that the school, located in Center City, was ...

Most Philadelphians know the Free Library as a place to borrow books, study, use a computer, or attend a neighborhood program. But tucked inside the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Parkway Central ...

The Free Library of Philadelphia is the public library system that serves Philadelphia. It is the thirteenth-largest public library system in the United States. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: Free ...

Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program. Tariq Trotter, known as Black Thought, speaks about his book, ''The ...

The Cecil B. Moore Library will start extending hours this weekend, and the Chestnut Hill will do the same Oct. 18. Frankford, Lawncrest and Roxborough all resumed Saturday hours on Sept. 20, and ...

Philadelphia library fans have until Friday to help Free Library of Philadelphia win a friendly competition against rival Kansas City Public Library in the Library Love Competition. While both cities ...

Interested in expanding your music taste? Trying to explore new genres? The Free Library of Philadelphia hosts a monthly Vinyl Record Listening club for any music buff to join. The club -- located on ...

Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central Branch, 1901 Vine St. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from ...